I am looking for coffee cups that can be recycled. I understand that these say they are compostable, but are they recyclable. My recycling company tells me that they have yet to find a coffee cup in the stores that are recyclable.

Your description says "100% post-consumer materials." But when I read the answer to a previous question, you say this article is made with PLA plant-starch polymer. That is NOT the same as "post-consumer materials!" Please clarify, and change the misleading description.

The World Art hot cups are made from 100% RENEWABLE RESOURCES, which is why it is compostable. This means the cup was made from materials that can be regrown again, and again, and after its useful life, the entire cup can be returned to the Earth as compost.

PLA or "corn plastic" is a biopolymer made from polylactide (PLA) that can be derived from starchy plants like corn, potatoes, tapioca, sugarcane, and soy protein. In the U.S., PLA is typically made from corn kernels that are milled and processed to extract the simple sugar dextrose.

These biopolymers perform like plastic, but are made from annually renewable resources like corn plants. PLA offers the cost and performance necessary to compete with traditional petroleum-based materials, but with the crucial benefit of being commercially compostable.